Coverage of the Portland Sea Dogs and Red Sox Organization

Sea Dogs visit Trenton for the weekend

The Sea Dogs ended a 21-game stretch against the Western Division going 10-11, and open up a four-game weekend series against the Trenton Thunder (Yankees affiliate)…Portland plays 30 of their next 33 games against the Thunder and New Hampshire Fisher Cats…With last night’s victory, Portland has won 10 of their last 14 games in Maine, and taken four straight series.

Jackie Bradley Jr. made his Double-A debut last night and went 1-for-4 with a single, walk and a stolen base…Bradley Jr. singled on the first pitch he saw, nailing a 92-mph fastball off Robert Gilliam into to right field.

Portland has dropped 8 of 10 to Trenton this season, but the two teams still have 15 games left in the season series.

Tonight officially starts the second half of the season…Last year, Portland was 25-46 after 71 games.

Trenton’s Cody Johnson won’t be swinging this series…He was placed on the disabled list earlier today.

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